2014 Thousands of protesters march in Washington, D.C., to protest recent killings of unarmed black men by policemen; the marchers called for an end to police brutality and racial injustice in the U.S. legal system 2014 Negotiations have stalled at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Peru due to disagreement over how to distribute responsibilities for battling climate change across developed and developing nations 2013 An experimental privacy feature on Google's Android mobile software is removed, raising objections from the Electronic Frontier Foundation; the feature allowed users to block apps from collecting personal information such as a user's location and address book data 2013 The body of former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, is flown from Pretoria to the leader's ancestral village of Qunu, his final resting place 2012 An early work by noted childhood fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen, titled, 'The Tallow Candle", is found at the bottom of a filing box at the National Archives of Funen 2012 European Union Finance Ministers agree to give the European Central BAnk new powers to supervise euro zone banks 2011 Iran refuses to return the RQ-170 Sentinel that Iran captured after it crash landed in the country; Iran reports they are extracting data from the aircraft 2011 A bill extending a payroll tax extension and a bill expediting the Keystone XL pipeline between Canada and Texas is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 2010 In China, a 2,400 ear-old pot of soup is discovered near the country's ancient capital of Xi'an 2010 Russ Mittermeier and colleagues in northeast Madagascar, confirm a new species of fork-marked lemur in Madagascar 2009 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Burlusconi is knocked to the ground and hit in the face after a political rally in Milan, Italy 2003 American forces capture Sadam Hussen outside of Tikrit 2001 Terrorists break into parliament building in New Delhi, murder at least 12 2000 Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president 1997 63rd Heisman Trophy Award: Charles Woodson, Michigan (CB) 1996 Free agent Roger Clemens signs with Toronto Blue Jays 1995 Christopher Reeves released from physical rehab center 1995 U.S. Federal Court votes that Cable companies must carry local stations 1994 American Eagle commuter plane crashes in NC, killing 15 1993 Deadline for Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza, they don't 1993 Dow Jones hits record 3764.43 1993 Fire in textile factory in Fuzjou China, 60 killed 1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), lands 1992 "Show Off" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Dawn Coe-Jone wins Pizza-La LPGA Match Play Golf Championship 1992 FCC fines Infinity Broadcasting $600,000 1991 Both Koreas sign an accord calling for reconcilliation 1991 NY assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud 1991 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games 1990 "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 45 performances 1990 Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die 1990 President De Klerk of South Africa meets with Mandela to talk of end of apartheid 1989 Walter Davis (Denver) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games 1988 3 men end 29-hour all-466-station subway ride in New York City 1988 Arafat addresses United Nations in Geneva 1987 Belgium Christian Democrats (CVP) loses parliamentary election 1987 Browns set club record for most points scored in a quarter, 28 1987 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1985 David Boon's 1st Test century, 123 vs. India at Adelaide 1985 Test debut of Merv Hughes, Geoff Marsh and Bruce Reid (v India) 1984 Artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers 1st stroke 1983 9,655 see highest-scoring NBA game: Detroit 186, Denver 184 (3 OT) 1983 British Airways incorporates 1983 Islander's Butch Goring scorings 4 goals against Oilers 1983 KYA-AM in San Francisco, California changes call letters to KOIT 1983 Martha Layne Collins inaugurated as Kentucky's 1st female governor 1982 71st Australian Mens Tennis: Johan Kriek beats Steve Denton (63 63 62) 1982 Earthquake hits Northern Yemen; 2,000 die 1981 70th Davis Cup: USA beats Argentina in Cincinnati (3-1) 1981 Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists 1980 "Perfectly Frank" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 16 performances 1979 "Oklahoma!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 301 performances 1979 Strikes against price increases in Gdansk Poland 1978 Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman, issued 1977 14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash 1976 Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur 1976 Longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to San Francisco 13h14m) 1975 1st time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay - Richard Pryor as host 1975 Australian Conservatives and Liberals win parliamentary election 1975 Jane Blalock wins LPGA 14 Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament 1975 Roy Fredericks hits 169 vs. Australia at WACA, hundred in 71 balls 1975 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1974 Jim "Catfish" Hunter wins free agent claim against A's owner Finley 1974 Malta becomes a republic 1973 MPLA/FNLA accord about combat against Portuguese Libya 1973 World Football League grants 1st franchise (Detroit) 1971 John Sinclair (sentence: 10 yrs, sold 2 marijuana joints) is freed 1970 Greg Chappell scores 108 on Test debut vs. England at the WACA 1970 Neil Simon's "Gingerbread Lady," premieres in New York City 1969 Arlo Guthrie releases "Alice's Restaurant" 1969 Billy Martin fired as Twins' manager 1968 Playland at Beach reopens 1968 President Da Costa e Silva disbands parliament/grabs power 1967 United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL 1967 Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II 1966 1st U.S. bombing of Hanoi 1966 1st battle for Bijlmer flats Amsterdam 1966 Test debut of Clive Lloyd, vs. India Bombay, 82 and 78 1966 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1965 Algerian president Boumedienne visits Moscow 1964 Shirley Englehorn and Sam Snead wins Haig and Haig Mixed Foursome Golf 1964 In El Paso, Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border 1963 Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles 1962 Relay 1 communication satellite launched 1961 Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein 1961 Gideon Hausner in Jerusalem demands death penalty for Adolf Eichmann 1961 Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music 1st million $ seller 1960 Italy beats U.S. in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years U.S. not in finals) 1960 Laos General Fumi Nosavang occupies Vientiane 1959 Archbishop Makarios elected 1st president of Cyprus 1956 Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires 1953 KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1951 Future British Prime Minister Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher 1950 "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1950 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial 1949 AL votes down proposal to revive spitball 1949 Knesset votes to transfer Israel's capital to Jerusalem 1947 "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International New York City after 11 performances 1947 Maine Turnpike opens to traffic 1946 Leon Blum elected French premier 1944 Japanese kamikaze crashes into U.S. cruiser Nashville, kills 138 1944 Norman Krasna's "Dear Ruth," premieres in New York City 1943 150 U.S. Marauders bomb Schiphol 1942 Seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader 1942 Washington Redskins defeat Chicago Bears 14-6, to win NFL title 1941 German occupiers forbid National Front and Netherland Union 1941 Lawine battlers destroy Haaraz, Peru; about 3,000 die 1941 U-81 torpedoes British aircraft carrier Ark Royal 1939 Battle at La Plata - 3 British cruisers vs German Graf Spee 1938 Los Angeles freezes at 28 degrees F 1936 Final Boston Redskin NFL game, lose to Packers 21-6, move to Washington D.C. 1936 Green Bay Packers win NFL championship 1934 Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St. New York City 1930 George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him 1930 Theodore Steeg forms French government 1930 Bette Davis arrives in Hollywood under contract to Universal Studios 1928 Clip-on tie designed 1928 George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York City) 1924 KOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions 1922 Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps 1920 F Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse) 1920 League of nations establishes International Court of Justice in The Hague 1920 Netherland breaks contact with kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slavia 1919 Ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London 1918 U.S. Army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany 1918 Wilson, becomes 1st to make a foreign visit as president (France) 1916 Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hours in Tyrol 1916 Esme Stuart Lennox Robinsons premieres in Dublin 1916 French chief of staff Joffre replaced by Nivelle 1913 Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre 1907 George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut vs. Australia SCG 1907 German emperor Wilhelm II visits Amsterdam 1906 German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament 1903 Italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone in New Jersey 1903 Wright Bros make 1st flight at Kittyhawk 1901 Test debut of S F Barnes vs. Australia SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings 1900 Battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten 1895 1st complete execution of Gustav Mahlers 2nd Symphony 1889 Belgium rules on women/child labor law 1879 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware) 1864 Battle of Ft. McAllister, GA 1861 Battle of Alleghany Summit, WV 1843 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold 1833 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin arrives in Port Deseado, Patagonia 1823 Gioacchino Rossini arrives in London 1816 Patent for a dry dock issued to John Adamson, Boston 1774 1st incident of Revolution-400 attack Ft. William and Mary, New Hampshire 1769 Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter 1759 1st music store in America opens in Philadelphia 1742 Willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes 1734 England and Russia sign trade agreement 1668 Jean Racines "Britannicus," premieres in Paris 1642 New Zealand discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman 1621 Emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree 1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world 1572 Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet under Admiral Lumey 1570 Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin 1545 Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opens 1545 Pope Paul III opens council of Trente 1294 Pope Coelestinus V ends term 863 Boudouin with the Iron Arm weds Charles de Kales' daughter Judith
